Class B Van Manufacturers

buta4 wrote:

wbwood wrote:
Looking for something more like the current roadtrek chevy vans...Leisure and pleasure way used to make them...Sportsmobile is a pop up...we liked them, but not what we want. What we have against the promaster is the size...we are looking for something more profile, like a real van...

Sportsmobile produces fixed-high roofs in their Chevy vans.

Yes we have seen that, but we are looking for a nationwide manufacturer...something that can be found within 100-200 miles away...not having to drive halfway across the country...

wbwood wrote:
Yes we have seen that, but we are looking for a nationwide manufacturer...something that can be found within 100-200 miles away...not having to drive halfway across the country...

Good luck with that.

As to your statement: "What we have against the promaster is the size...we are looking for something more profile, like a real van..."

I think you have missed the window. What you are calling a "real van" is a US invention that seems to be becoming a thing of the past. The US seems to be following the European lead in vans, i.e. taller and longer Sprinter-like vans that they have had for years and a range of vans that are smaller than the up-to-now standard American van.

wbwood wrote:
Yes we have seen that, but we are looking for a nationwide manufacturer...something that can be found within 100-200 miles away...not having to drive halfway across the country...

There is no one else converting Chevys, other than Roadtrek, which is, of course, Canadian. But there are quite a few dealers around North America.

Asheguy is right... what you call a "real van" is pretty much dead and Chevy is in the process of moving over to the European style van too. Even your local plumbers and electricians are soon "converted" over to the idea of being able to walk around inside the van instead of stooping over.

I suggest that you head over to your local Dodge dealer and drive a Promaster. I think you will be surprised at how well they drive. It is the van that Winnebago and Roadtrek are moving into...